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In Loving Memory Cats => Rainbow Bridge - In Loving Memory => Topic started by: caledonia on November 08, 2011, 18:50:57 PM

Title: My old man Oscar RIP
Post by: caledonia on November 08, 2011, 18:50:57 PM
Its been a few weeks since my old Man Oscar was PTS, I should have came on earlier and feel guilty that I didn't but I have been dealing with his sick brother Edgar for the last few months and I guess the prospect of losing them both so close together is too hard to bear.

So My old Man Oscar - I miss you greatly and hope you wait for me at the rainbow bridge. Edgar will be with you soon it seems - so you can keep each other company like you always did.

 :( :( :( :(
Title: Re: My old man Oscar RIP
Post by: jezebel on November 08, 2011, 19:12:38 PM
Aw, sorry to hear your sad news. How old was he?

RIP Oscar.
Title: Re: My old man Oscar RIP
Post by: Jiji on November 08, 2011, 19:13:54 PM
So sorry  :hug: :hug: :hug:
Title: Re: My old man Oscar RIP
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on November 08, 2011, 19:14:20 PM
Dont feel guilty, somethings take time and a loss is so hard  :hug: :hug:

Please let me know which month Oscar went to the Bridge so he can be put on the roll of honour that will be published next week

RIP Oscar, you have left a purr in your meowmys heart
Title: Re: My old man Oscar RIP
Post by: Janeyk on November 08, 2011, 19:42:07 PM
 :( So sorry for your loss  :hug: :hug:

RIP Oscar xx
Title: Re: My old man Oscar RIP
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on November 08, 2011, 19:59:27 PM
So sorry to hear about Oscar  :(  :hug:

RIP Oscar, safe and sound at the Bridge by now xx

The Greatest Gift

I always knew this time would come,
From the very instant our eyes first met.
How I loved you then! How I love you now!
I made a promise then, and I will keep that promise now...
You will not suffer from a pain that will not heal;
You will not know the loss of a life remembered, now gone.

It is for me alone to make this decision,
The price for the bright joy and pure laughter
You brought me during the time we shared.
I am the only one who can decide when it is time.
When my hope dies, and my fear rides high,
Just when I need you most, I must let you go.

It is for you alone to tell me when you are ready
For without your guidance, I will not know
When to lay my grief, my guilt, my anger
My sorrow and my selfish heart aside
And give you this last gift, this greatest gift.
Your eyes will speak to mine, and I will know.

The pain of this moment is excruciating.
Tears stream down my face in a river of sorrow.
And my heart drowns in a pool of grief.
For you have spoken and I have listened,
And unlike other decisions I have made
This one brings no relief...no comfort...no peace.

For if there´s one thing you´ve taught me,
If there´s only one thing I´ve learned...
Unconditional love has a condition after all,
I must be willing to let you go, when you speak to me
I must be willing to help you go, if you cannot go alone.
And I must accept my pain so you can be free of yours.

Go easily now, go quickly now,
Do not linger here, it is time for you to leave.
Go find your strength, go find your youth.
Go find the ones who've gone before you.
You are free to leave me now, free to let your spirit soar
Rest easy now, your pain will soon be gone.

I pray I will find comfort in my memories...
In the dark and lonely days ahead.
I cannot say I will not miss you, I cannot say I will not cry.
For only my tears can heal my broken heart.
But, I promise you this; as long as I live,
You will live, alive in my mind, forever in my heart.

So I give you this last gift, all I have left to give,
And this will be my greatest gift...sending you away.
It is the measure of my unconditional love...
For only the greatest love can say,
"Good-bye, go find the bridge, we'll meet again,
Loving you has been the greatest gift of all."

Forever and Always... Until Rainbow bridge....

Title: Re: My old man Oscar RIP
Post by: caledonia on November 08, 2011, 21:20:35 PM
Aw, sorry to hear your sad news. How old was he?

RIP Oscar.

I call him my old man - he was only 15 although the Vet's theory was always that he was older than that  as I took him on from a rescue.
Title: Re: My old man Oscar RIP
Post by: caledonia on November 08, 2011, 21:21:11 PM
Dont feel guilty, somethings take time and a loss is so hard  :hug: :hug:

Please let me know which month Oscar went to the Bridge so he can be put on the roll of homour that will be published next week

RIP Oscar, you have left a purr in your meowmys heart

He went to the Bridge August this year - that would be lovely thanks  :thanks:
Title: Re: My old man Oscar RIP
Post by: caledonia on November 08, 2011, 21:21:51 PM
Thanks for the Poem Tiggy's Mum  - it has me bawling my eyes out especially with Edgar in mind also.

 :thanks:
Title: Re: My old man Oscar RIP
Post by: funkiechicken on November 08, 2011, 23:31:30 PM
Good Night, God Bless Oscar, big loves  :catlove2: xx

big hugs  :hug: Caledonain xx so sorry for your loss  :'( xx


Such a beautiful poem Tiggy's mum  :Luv: x x
Title: Re: My old man Oscar RIP
Post by: Tigerlily (Allison) on November 09, 2011, 08:30:53 AM
So sorry for your loss  :hug:

RIP Oscar  :(
Title: Re: My old man Oscar RIP
Post by: Liz on November 09, 2011, 10:53:20 AM
So sorry for the loss of Oscar he was a character.  Sending hugs for his Mum :hug: :hug:
Title: Re: My old man Oscar RIP
Post by: caledonia on November 09, 2011, 21:04:52 PM
Thank you everyone, Oscar's brother went to join him today. Too close to lose them both!
Title: Re: My old man Oscar RIP
Post by: nicter on November 09, 2011, 21:24:51 PM
RIP Oscar. So sorry for your loss xx :hug:
Title: Re: My old man Oscar RIP
Post by: funkiechicken on November 09, 2011, 23:16:49 PM
oh no Caledonia   :'( :'( :'(

So sorry to hear about Oscar's Brother too!!  :hug:
Sleep tight pussy cats xx  :'(
Oscar will be there to greet him x x
Title: Re: My old man Oscar RIP
Post by: caledonia on November 10, 2011, 12:47:26 PM
Thank you everyone xxx  :thanks:
Title: Re: My old man Oscar RIP
Post by: caledonia on November 14, 2011, 22:11:46 PM
 

Oh old Man Oscar - missing you and Edgar tonight. Looking at old photos of you both - when I look at those photos I appreciate just how much you weren't yourself anymore and it was time to go. I hope your both playing safe on the bridge

 :candle:
Title: Re: My old man Oscar RIP
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on November 14, 2011, 22:47:29 PM
 :hug: :hug:
Title: Re: My old man Oscar RIP
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on November 15, 2011, 00:00:22 AM
I know it probably seems unbelievable now, but one day you will be able to look back at photos of them and feel happiness at the wonderful times you shared, the sadness gradually becomes a distant memory  :hug: :hug: :hug: